ILT20 2026 Squads: All Six Teams and Players

These are the full ILT20 2026 squads for Season 5 of the International League T20. All six teams completed their squads at the player auction at the ICC Academy in Dubai on 1 October 2026, adding 111 players to the 24 they had pre-signed. Every player is listed with their role, player category and auction price, and the squads update automatically when a team announces a replacement.

Players135 Squad size22 or 23 Auction1 Oct 2026, Dubai Top buyFazalhaq Farooqi, $380,000

ILT20 2026 Squads at a Glance

Each team pre-signed four players before the auction and bought the rest of its squad at the auction on 1 October 2026.

Spent at auction is the total each team paid for the players it bought on 1 October. Prices are in US dollars.
Team	Players	Pre-signed before the auction	Biggest auction buy	Spent at auction
Abu Dhabi Knight RidersAbu Dhabi KR	22	Finn Allen, Jason Holder, Matthew Tromp, Sunil Narine	Alishan Sharafu$110,000	$914,000
Desert Vipers	22	Andries Gous, Dan Lawrence, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Shimron Hetmyer	David Payne$150,000	$849,000
Dubai Capitals	23	Marcus Stoinis, Mustafizur Rahman, Noor Ahmad, Rovman Powell	Faf du Plessis$300,000	$1,134,000
Gulf Giants	23	Azmatullah Omarzai, Blessing Muzarabani, David Miller, Heinrich Klaasen	Liam Livingstone$350,000	$1,277,000
MI Emirates	22	Nicholas Pooran, Rashid Khan, Romario Shepherd, Sherfane Rutherford	Fazalhaq Farooqi$380,000	$1,390,000
Sharjah Warriorz	23	Adam Milne, James Vince, Sikandar Raza, Waqar Salamkheil	Richard Gleeson$180,000	$1,020,000

ILT20 2026 Players by Team

Every player in each squad, grouped by role. Pre-signed players joined before the auction and prices are in US dollars.

Abu Dhabi Knight Riders Squad 2026

22 players4 pre-signedSpent at auction $914,000Biggest buy Alishan Sharafu, $110,000

Team page

Batters6

Finn AllenPre-signedFull Member
Alishan SharafuUAE$110,000
Andre FletcherFull Member$40,000
Colin MunroFull Member$40,000
Abdul Mannan AliSaudi Arabia$10,000
Ravija SandaruwanKuwait$10,000

Wicketkeepers2

Michael PepperFull Member$40,000
Lorcan TuckerIreland$10,000

All-rounders7

Jason HolderPre-signedFull Member
Matthew TrompPre-signedAssociate
Sunil NarinePre-signedFull Member
Amshi De SilvaAssociate$100,000
Moeen AliFull Member$80,000
Gulbadin NaibAfghanistan$75,000
Abdullah TarakhailAfghanistan$10,000

Bowlers7

Muhammad RohidUAE$95,000
Arab GulAfghanistan$80,000
Usman TariqFull Member$80,000
Ibrar AhmadUAE$46,000
Ajay KumarUAE$40,000
Qais AhmadAfghanistan$38,000
Jakeem PollardFull Member$10,000

Desert Vipers Squad 2026

22 players4 pre-signedSpent at auction $849,000Biggest buy David Payne, $150,000

Team page

Batters7

Dan LawrencePre-signedFull Member
Shimron HetmyerPre-signedFull Member
Babar AzamFull Member$80,000
Fakhar ZamanFull Member$80,000
Aneurin DonaldFull Member$40,000
Harry TectorIreland$12,000
Bilal TahirKuwait$10,000

Wicketkeepers3

Andries GousPre-signedAssociate
Vriitya AravindUAE$70,000
Joe ClarkeFull Member$40,000

All-rounders5

Shadab KhanFull Member$80,000
Nangeyalia KharoteAfghanistan$28,000
Sanjay PahalUAE$22,000
Nilansh KeswaniUAE$10,000
Wali MuhammadUAE$10,000

Bowlers7

Mujeeb Ur RahmanPre-signedAfghanistan
David PayneFull Member$150,000
Naseem ShahFull Member$80,000
Khuzaima Bin TanveerUAE$75,000
Abdullah AhmadzaiAfghanistan$40,000
Ishtiaq AhmedSaudi Arabia$12,000
Saleem SafiAfghanistan$10,000

Dubai Capitals Squad 2026

23 players4 pre-signedSpent at auction $1,134,000Biggest buy Faf du Plessis, $300,000

Team page

Batters5

Rovman PowellPre-signedFull Member
Faf du PlessisFull Member$300,000
Max HoldenFull Member$100,000
Sediqullah AtalAfghanistan$70,000
Darwish RasooliAfghanistan$10,000

Wicketkeepers3

Phil SaltFull Member$80,000
Tom MooresFull Member$40,000
Masood Ul Rahman GurbazUAE$10,000

All-rounders9

Marcus StoinisPre-signedFull Member
Dasun ShanakaFull Member$100,000
Aayan KhanUAE$95,000
Hassan KhanAssociate$90,000
Mark AdairIreland$55,000
Karim JanatAfghanistan$40,000
Haider AliUAE$38,000
Muhammad ArfanUAE$10,000
Usman NajeebSaudi Arabia$10,000

Bowlers6

Mustafizur RahmanPre-signedFull Member
Noor AhmadPre-signedAfghanistan
Luke WoodFull Member$40,000
Zuhaib ZubairUAE$26,000
Anudeep ChenthamaraKuwait$10,000
Matt PottsFull Member$10,000

Gulf Giants Squad 2026

23 players4 pre-signedSpent at auction $1,277,000Biggest buy Liam Livingstone, $350,000

Team page

Batters4

David MillerPre-signedFull Member
Rahmanullah GurbazAfghanistan$310,000
Ibrahim ZadranAfghanistan$65,000
Imran MirAfghanistan$10,000

Wicketkeepers2

Heinrich KlaasenPre-signedFull Member
Sagar KalyanUAE$10,000

All-rounders9

Azmatullah OmarzaiPre-signedAfghanistan
Liam LivingstoneFull Member$350,000
David WieseAssociate$70,000
Curtis CampherIreland$22,000
Alick AthanazeFull Member$10,000
Dhruv ParasharUAE$10,000
Haider RazzaqUAE$10,000
Meet BhavsarKuwait$10,000
Shubham RanjaneAssociate$10,000

Bowlers8

Blessing MuzarabaniPre-signedFull Member
Alzarri JosephFull Member$230,000
Shamar JosephFull Member$80,000
Tabraiz ShamsiFull Member$40,000
Awais AhmedUAE$10,000
Imtiaz KhanSaudi Arabia$10,000
Matiullah KhanUAE$10,000
Wahidullah ZadranAfghanistan$10,000

MI Emirates Squad 2026

22 players4 pre-signedSpent at auction $1,390,000Biggest buy Fazalhaq Farooqi, $380,000

Team page

Batters3

Sherfane RutherfordPre-signedFull Member
Asa TribeAssociate$10,000
Ross AdairIreland$10,000

Wicketkeepers3

Nicholas PooranPre-signedFull Member
Jonny BairstowFull Member$80,000
Kusal PereraFull Member$40,000

All-rounders8

Rashid KhanPre-signedAfghanistan
Romario ShepherdPre-signedFull Member
Muhammad WaseemUAE$210,000
James ColesFull Member$100,000
Jordan ThompsonFull Member$40,000
Raizal Nadir Nather ShahUAE$10,000
Sanjay KrishnamurthiAssociate$10,000
Zain Ul AbidinSaudi Arabia$10,000

Bowlers8

Fazalhaq FarooqiAfghanistan$380,000
Chris JordanFull Member$170,000
Allah GhazanfarAfghanistan$150,000
Lizaad WilliamsFull Member$110,000
Zahoor KhanUAE$30,000
Faridoon DawoodzaiAfghanistan$10,000
Mohammad ShafeeqKuwait$10,000
Wasim AkramUAE$10,000

Sharjah Warriorz Squad 2026

23 players4 pre-signedSpent at auction $1,020,000Biggest buy Richard Gleeson, $180,000

Team page

Batters1

James VincePre-signedFull Member

Wicketkeepers3

Tom BantonFull Member$80,000
James RewFull Member$10,000
Tanish SuriUAE$10,000

All-rounders10

Sikandar RazaPre-signedFull Member
Mohammad NabiAfghanistan$140,000
Paul WalterFull Member$110,000
Brandon McMullenAssociate$80,000
Craig OvertonFull Member$80,000
Ali Aamer NaseerUAE$40,000
George LindeFull Member$40,000
Sharafuddin AshrafAfghanistan$40,000
George DockrellIreland$10,000
Nabeel AzizUAE$10,000

Bowlers9

Adam MilnePre-signedFull Member
Waqar SalamkheilPre-signedAfghanistan
Richard GleesonFull Member$180,000
Adil RashidFull Member$80,000
Fareed MalikAfghanistan$40,000
Logan van BeekAssociate$40,000
Arunraj SelvarajKuwait$10,000
Junaid SiddiqueUAE$10,000
Mohammad SaqibSaudi Arabia$10,000

ILT20 2026 Captains and Coaches

Season 5 captains and head coaches are added here as each team confirms them.

Team	Captain	Head coach
Abu Dhabi Knight RidersAbu Dhabi KR	To be confirmed	To be confirmed
Desert Vipers	To be confirmed	To be confirmed
Dubai Capitals	To be confirmed	To be confirmed
Gulf Giants	To be confirmed	To be confirmed
MI Emirates	To be confirmed	To be confirmed
Sharjah Warriorz	To be confirmed	To be confirmed

Latest ILT20 Squad Changes

Squads as completed at the auction on 1 October 2026. Replacement signings and withdrawals will be listed here with the date, and the team lists update automatically.

1 OctThu

Squads completed at the Season 5 player auction

111 players bought at the ICC Academy in Dubai, joining the 24 pre-signed players.

Completed

ILT20 Squad Rules

For Season 5, every squad needs between 18 and 23 players, with at least this many from each group:

18–23players in a squad

11+from ICC Full Member countries

4+Afghanistan players

4+UAE players

1+Ireland player

1+Kuwait player

1+Saudi Arabia player

1+other Associate player

All six 2026 squads meet these rules, and each has four or five UAE players. In the squad lists, Full Member marks players from ICC Full Member countries other than Afghanistan and Ireland, and Associate marks players from Associate countries other than the UAE, Kuwait and Saudi Arabia. The playing XI rules for 2026 are explained in our guide to the ILT20 and its rules.

ILT20 Squad Questions

How many players are in each ILT20 2026 squad?

Abu Dhabi Knight Riders, Desert Vipers and MI Emirates have 22 players each, and Dubai Capitals, Gulf Giants and Sharjah Warriorz have 23. A squad can have between 18 and 23 players.

Which ILT20 team is Babar Azam in?

Desert Vipers. They bought Babar Azam for $80,000 at the Season 5 auction, and Naseem Shah, Shadab Khan and Fakhar Zaman joined the same squad.

Who is the most expensive player in ILT20 2026?

Fazalhaq Farooqi. MI Emirates bought him for $380,000, the top price at the Season 5 auction. Liam Livingstone was next, at $350,000 for Gulf Giants.

When were the ILT20 2026 squads announced?

Each team pre-signed four players before the auction, and the squads were completed at the Season 5 player auction in Dubai on 1 October 2026. Any replacement signings are added to this page.

How many UAE players are in each ILT20 squad?

At least four. Abu Dhabi Knight Riders, MI Emirates and Sharjah Warriorz have four UAE players, and Desert Vipers, Dubai Capitals and Gulf Giants have five.